Vending-machine.



G. W. MILLER.

VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 22, 1912.

Patented sept.9,1913.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

P/ z @yf G. W. MILLER.

VENDING MACHINE.

f APPLmATIon FILED JAN. z2, 1912..

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G. W. MILLER.

VBNDING MAOHINR ArrLIoATIon Hum nnss, 1912.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

8 SHETB-SBEET 3.

In v fj or George MMI/[61.

i5 provide-a machin capa Y veniently reflld 'Prove and '-simplifyfifhe-daei1sii STATES :scannen-.imm orl Los ANGELES;

l 10 class orf-r machines-whiclare proridedfwith.

rotaryl deliverymechanisxnhavingf phi-L in my of carriers adptdi rsgsir wither;

corresponding of; v l M i The prinipalxg "-ct'fpy..

'material ilitbull'fiirfie pa Asif.. adjustable carriers fof iclan' M of the vendable niateriapwithpu A further objec Vof 'my (tion. and inake 'operatic 'positie accompanying- "speciiicat n 'clearly defined inthefclaixn .v

ln the drawings-*E'iilire 1" i's'faf PlSiPoc" tive o'fthetvendingmac 'ne einbddyingthe principles of n'iy invfejntion'."v Figlp 2" is ii'- fragmental sectional detail showing.v a' modil fied form of delivery.""Fig`..3 .is a front"ele` vation looking intheI directionofth'e arrow" 3 in Fig. 4,pa'rtsI beingjbrken'awayto show the details.- Fig. '.4 is'alfr'ferti'cal :section upon" the linefll: of Fig.' 3.1;' Fi 1 5 is l'rear View of one of the magaziness owing the door, buttons and slot for insertion :'ofa false botf` tom. Fig. 6 is a frag-mental sectional detail upon an enlarged scale and'taken on the line 6'6 of Fig. 3.' Fi'g. 7 is a ,horizontal section on the line 7--7 of Fig. 4 showing the details. of mount-ing one of the magazines.. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary rear elevation showing, the adjustable coinslot as seen looking. in the direction indicated bythearrow 8 in Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is an enlar ed cross section of the coin mechanism ta en on the line 9 9, in Figs. 3 and 10. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary sectional detail on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawing in detail: My

. g-fnai'leneedsepae,v1913.

Tliebeek .-1 is prefer-amy farmed -ofwood and'thej'sides andff are'preferably'formed 'of'jsheetineta secured -rigidly-to'4l the back.` @Elie ri' fd front' is secured: tothe forward 60 dgeo th'ebottom 2 and 'the forward edges i pf the sides 3 auditA and` the front 5 extend- 'in .u wardlyfas high as'fthe driving shaft 6. 1e ront'fis fm-ined preferably of sheet 'metalfandjlia 1afdeliveryopeningi' extend- 65 idg' ffitliebbttin '2 upwardly:v The reportioii of the '-'c'asing' comprising the' sides and "19; -the"top "10"a'n d the swing- Lin a'ga nes. i l

agazines substantially lalike.

" "delii'rery isin'lfie;'alternatelyand when more 85 lthanjtwo,'rnagazinesf-are' used'deliyery is f are rotate'd aflplll revolution' for' each delivery"but"when'f two magazines'ar'e used the 90 Wheel and drum make' only one-'half of a revolution'forfa'delivery5'and so on. ABrack- -'e ts"1 4 'extendrigidly forwardly from the back 1 there'being'a bracketl 'atthe lower end anda bracket' at'thel'upper' end of each mag- 95 nz'ine. Sprin lclips .15 extend forwardly from thebrao etsand the magazines 13 are 'formedfof sheet metal rectangular in cross section and lmeet 'between the clips lgithere beinghandl'es '16 upon the forward ends of 100 the clips for spreading the clips and releasing the magazines. Each magazine is provided with an opening 17 in its rear side and this opening 'is provided with a door i8 swinging upon hinges' and held closed by 105 buttons 19. Said magazines are provided with slots 19a in' the lowerA ends thereof for the reception of 'a false bottom' 19", as shown in Fig. 5 so that 'when the magazines are to be refilled this false bottom may be inserted and when the magazines are replaced it may vending machine is mounted in a casing.

be withdrawn" and kept'in any4 convenient from the'sidesof the magazine above andv below the clips `to hold the magazines in Atheir desired horizontal planes. -Flanges 21:l and 22 extend forwardly .and backwardly from the lower ends of the sides'o'f the maga-- zines. Bearings 23 are securedto the inner forward ands backward edges .to formcam' construction .fac1litates the cutting, olf of Y .materia-l in bulk.' An opening'27f ish formed' inoneend of the` 24 so that the screws 27Lmaybe reached foradjustment .without faces and at the upper edges of thesides 3 and 4 and th'e shaft6 is mounted in these bearings. A sheet metal drum 24 is mountf ed upon the shaft 6 for car ing the adjustable delivery mechanism.A` ockets 25 and 26 are formed inthe sheet metal drum 24 one at each end lof the drum and ,diametrically opposite 'each other, said pockets registering with the magazines 13, when the drum 'is in normal or locked position. 'An adjustable bottom 268L is mounted ineach pocket upon adjusting screws 27, lscrew seated through theibottom of the pocketsso that by manipulatingv the adjusting screws .27;- the bottom 26* mayl bel .raised `or lowered' to in-V crease or` ,decrease the volumef .commodityA :which the carrier will receive. The pockets.

25 and 26 inthe deliverydrum 24Jare5largei` than the'ends of .the magaz1ne'13, so `that in, operation the pockets need not exactly reg- -ister with-the magazines before the .package is dropped and .soA as to allow timefor the package to drop without wedging.` The entrancesto the pockets' are-rounded on` .th`e'.ir

faces 27?, so as to prevent jamming in moving the 'package in -the pocket. froxnfunder.-

the' other packa es'ln the magazine. This dismantling the machine..A el vvAjguide plate 28 extendsfromfthe an'ge 21 -forwardly and downwardl concentric to the shaft 6 and then forwar y to the upper edge of the opening7 and a second gulde plate 29 extends from under the periphery of the drum 24 to the lower edge. of the openin' 7, `said plate extending from the sides o the partition downwardl at an angle, thereby forming a common elivery for the magazines. Flanges'30 extend around the drum 24 on each side ofeach pocket 25 and 26 and fit closely against the sides of lower ends of magazines 13 to prevent particles'ofloose material from`working out and clogging movement'of the drum 24 or getting into the interior mechanism of the .machine Partitions 30l are inserted at each end of the drum 24 and extend upwardly to the parting line of casing and are 'oined at their forward ends to front 5 there y formy ing walls for the opening 7, which arrangement completes the inclosure of the inner mechanism of the machine. y

The' wheel 31 is fixed upon the shaft 6 fer controlling' the drum 24. Notch'es 32 are formed in the periphery of the wher-el 31 and the 'springg actuated pawl 33 is pivoted in place to engage in notches 32. The spring pawl 34 engages the wheel 31 to hold it from rotating backwardly.. The coin chute -35is mounted vertically and leads from the coin slot 36 downwardly and backwardly in front of the Wheel 31. A tooth 37 projects from\the pawl `3.3 into the coin chute 35. .The wheel 38 is mounted loosely upon the ,shaft wheel and rigid with the handles 39. Arms 40 andA 41 project from the wheel 38 ,diametrically opposite each other and lugs 42 project inwardly from the outer ends of the arms so as to pass through the concentric slot 43 formed in one end 'of the coin' chute 35. As the coin 44 is inserted through the coin slot 36 it passes downwardly in the coin chute 35 .until it strikes the' arm 37 of the pawl 33, then if the handle 39 is operated one of the lugs 42 will press downwardly upon'the coin 44thereby swinging the arm 37 ..d ownvvardly and swinging Athe fpawl 33 foutjof' enga vement lwith notches '32*and allowing the elivery mechanism to operate.

The lugs`45fand 464 extend outwardly from 'Athewheel 38. Similar lu s 47 and'48fex- \tend outwardly'from the ace' of the wheel 38 so as t`o formspace's.- for lost motion. The lugs 49 and 50 extend outwardly from the face' ofthewheel 31, the lug49 being be` tweenvthe 1u jislos't motion 'between the wheels '38 and 31 equal to thedistancef between the lugs 45 and 47 to 46 and 48. The coil spring 51 connects the wheel 38 to the shaft`6; j The tension of the coil spring is exerted to rotate the. wheel 38 forwardly until the lug 46 strikes the lug' 49, ortthe lug 50 strikesthe lug 48. The plate 52 is adjustably secured against the inner face of the frontzll by clamps 53, said plate covering a part of the co'in slot 36 sothat by adjusting the position of the plate the coin slot may be adjusted to meet thedesired coin.

Either loose material in bulk, such as peanuts, or I packages or tablets, suchI as candy, may. be placed in the removable magazines 13. The delivery mechanism may be adjusted to suit the material to be vended by operatin the adjusting screw 27 to locate the adjusta le bottom 26. The coin slot 36 may be adjusted to suit the desired coins, such for example as a dime, a nickel or a penny, and when the coin is inserted and the handle 39 operatedthe material will be-de- 45 and47 and the lug 50 bei ing betyveenthe'lugs 46and 48, so that there Or if a packa ethe lsamemay be removed without distur ing the door 54. 'y

The operation of the modification shown in Fig; 2 is identical with that of the machine in the other views, with the exception that the guide plate 28 extends downwardly to a point near the vertical center of the machine thereby holding the contents of thel pocket until the drum has been operated to bring said pocket to a posit-ion as shown in Fig. 2. The bottom 2 in thisview is shown at an angle so that packages or bulk material when delivered will slide outwardly to the hinge door 54, and may be conveniently reached by the purchaser.

I desire to call especial attention to the fact that I have produced a vending machine having adjustable delivery mechanism adapted for handling either loose material' or packages and yhavin removable magazines, and having an adjustable coin mechanism so that the machines may be manumounted upon said shaft andv having adjustable delivery pockets therein, a plurality of removable ma azines mounted in said anges `extending around casing, annular said delivery drum and adapted to inclose the lower ends of said magazines, and outwardly extendinglips upon the lower ends of said magazines to prevent material to be Vvended from dropping through, into the operating mechanism, and locking pawls mounted upon the frame to prevent rotation of the drum-between operations.

2. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing, a shaft journaled in the casin a delivery drumvmounted upon said sha and having adjustable. delivery pockets therein, a plurality of removable magazines mounted in the casing in alinement with said pockets, annular ianges extending around said4 drum and adapted to close the sides of said magazines, outwardly extendzines, guards extendingupwardly from the front of said casing to said lips and coveritllv said drum, so that when the drum is rota to deliver material to the purchaser, it will be held in said pockets upon continued rotation of the delivery drum.

3. In a vending machine, a bottom; a back wall extending upwardly from the'bottom the heightof the machine; rigid sides` extending upwardly a short distance; Va

ing lips'upon the lower ends of said magarigid front extending upwardly the height of the rigid sides; a swinging front, sides and top fixedY together and hinged to the rigid front so as to fit the back and form a casing; a shaft mounted at the parting line between the ri id sides'and the swinging sides; a cylindrical 'drum mounted upon the shaft; and a removable magazine mounted above the` drum, there `being a delive pocket in the drum adapted to register wit the magazine; and a guard extending from l the lower edge of the'front wall of the magazine to the 'deliveryA opening, said delivery opening being in t-herigid front, so asto hold the material in the ried from the bottom of t e magazine to the delivery opening.

4. In a vending machine, a bottom; a

back wall extending upwardly from the .bottom the height of the machine; rigid sides extending upwardly a short distance; a rigid front extending upwardly the height of the rigid sides; a swinging front, sides and top fixed together and hinged to the rigid front so as to fit the back and Aform a casing; a

shaft mounted at the parting line between. the rigid sides andthe swinging sides; a cylindrical drum mounted upon the shaft; a removable magazine mounted above the drum', there belng a delivery pocket in the drum adapted to register with the magazine; a guard extending from thelower e ge of the front wall of the magazine to the delivery opening,` said delivery opening l being in the'rigid'front; a. guide plate, extending from under the periphery of the drum' to the lower lside lof the delivery opening; and partitions extending from the guard the guide plate, f

, GEORGE W. MILLER. p

VVitn'esses:` Y. i

CLARENCE J. WILLIAMS, VA.. S. MAYNARD.

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